The Chalice of the Gods
Ratings130
Average rating4.1
This book jumps back into the world of Percy Jackson after the events of The Last Olympian which was published in 2009. The Chalice of the Gods was published in 2023, but is set only 2 years after the events of The Last Olympian and Percy is a senior in high school. Due to all his quests for the gods, he is trying to figure out how to make up for all his missed education and attend New Rome University with Annabeth.
We still have his bestie, Grover, and there is a calmness that is a part of Percy’s life at the start of the book, but of course this does not last. In order for him to be accepted into NRU, Zeus is requiring Percy complete three quests to get three letters of recommendation from different gods within the pantheon.
This continuation felt unnecessary to me, and resulted in me not enjoying the book as much as I enjoyed the original series. It is entertaining and lighthearted, and could have been a good segue into more from Riordan but I just couldn’t reconnect to the story. The readers who grew up with Percy and friends are adults now, so I feel like taking it into a new adult or young adult setting would’ve been more appealing for me. If it had come out within a couple of years of the original series I think this would have made more sense.
That said, the story is written well, but my connection to the characters has been lost, and too much time has passed for me to invest in reading this arc further. If a reader new to the PJ universe were to read through the initial series and move on into this one I think the disconnect would be less of an issue.
Originally posted at www.youtube.com.
This book jumps back into the world of Percy Jackson after the events of The Last Olympian which was published in 2009. The Chalice of the Gods was published in 2023, but is set only 2 years after the events of The Last Olympian and Percy is a senior in high school. Due to all his quests for the gods, he is trying to figure out how to make up for all his missed education and attend New Rome University with Annabeth.
We still have his bestie, Grover, and there is a calmness that is a part of Percy’s life at the start of the book, but of course this does not last. In order for him to be accepted into NRU, Zeus is requiring Percy complete three quests to get three letters of recommendation from different gods within the pantheon.
This continuation felt unnecessary to me, and resulted in me not enjoying the book as much as I enjoyed the original series. It is entertaining and lighthearted, and could have been a good segue into more from Riordan but I just couldn’t reconnect to the story. The readers who grew up with Percy and friends are adults now, so I feel like taking it into a new adult or young adult setting would’ve been more appealing for me. If it had come out within a couple of years of the original series I think this would have made more sense.
That said, the story is written well, but my connection to the characters has been lost, and too much time has passed for me to invest in reading this arc further. If a reader new to the PJ universe were to read through the initial series and move on into this one I think the disconnect would be less of an issue.
Originally posted at www.youtube.com.
